Falanisi Manukia
| Date of birth | 1972 (age 51–52)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kelston Boys' High School[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Falanisi Manukia, known also as Francis Manukia, (born in 1972) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as fly-half.
Career
[edit]Manukia debuted for Tonga on 4 July 1993, playing against Australia in Brisbane He was also part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup Tonga squad, however, Manukia did not play any match in the tournament as a result of a hamstring injury, with Elisi Vunipola taking the role as Tonga's regular fly-half. His last international cap was against Japan, in Tokyo on 19 February 1995.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby World Cup 1995" (PDF). El Monte Rugby. 1995. p. 5. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "NZS 1989". College Sport Media.
- ^ "Tricolores wary of Tonga test". The Independent.
- ^ "More records for Hastings". The Independent.
- ^ "Tonga rattle French until sending-off". The Independent.
- ^ "Falanisi Manukia". ESPN scrum.
External links
[edit]- Falanisi Manukia at ESPNscrum
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